Pakistan
Pakistan postpones debate expelling French envoy till Friday
Islamabad: Pakistan parliament has postponed a debate on the expelling French envoy till Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan's parliament has postponed until Friday a debate on whether the country should expel the French ambassador, as the government bids to appease a radical party that has threatened more violent protests unless the envoy is kicked out, reports France 24.
The Pakistan government has decided not to lift the ban on the Tahreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), the radical Islamist group responsible for recent violent protests. The government, however, was of the view that the group should approach the court for delisting.
The group, however, on Tuesday called off protests following an agreement with the government where the latter presented a resolution in parliament on the expulsion of the French envoy from the country, Dawn reported.
On the same day, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a meeting of his party where he reportedly made it clear that the group would remain banned. Dawn reported, citing sources, that the government feared backlash from the European Union in case the government moves forward with the expulsion of the French envoy as demanded by the TLP.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
